1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 761 785 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 922 227 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 000 447 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 211 1 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 467 62 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 756 acres.. 201 176 204 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 658 720 acres.. 186 548 183 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 54 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 828 57 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 502 73 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 583 43 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 245 14 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 120 $100,000 or more .................... 188 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 572 43 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 279 55 286 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 447 Other ............................... 350 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 396 200 days or more ................... 280 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 202 number.. 6 122 7 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 142 number.. 2 457 2 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 508 544 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 182 number.. 3 247 3 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 163 number.. 30 152 72 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 164 number.. 69 239 111 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 43 number.. 695 1 627 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. 2 065 1 531 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 415 525 acres.. 76 629 89 161 bushels.. 10 304 527 13 314 274 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 36 acres.. 408 1 012 tons, green.. 6 920 19 174 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 269 acres.. 8 572 11 045 bushels.. 453 202 509 138 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 20 acres.. 105 230 bushels.. 7 301 18 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 498 547 acres.. 99 326 79 806 bushels.. 4 441 489 3 281 243 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 211 214 acres.. 4 393 5 061 tons, dry.. 10 174 14 776 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 20 acres.. 144 149 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.